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The actress and her boyfriend, 22, both decided to go without shoes for their walk along the sandy beach.

Chord, who was recently axed from hit TV musical Glee, kept his head down, hiding behind the peak of his New York Yankees baseball cap.

Low profile: The couple kept their relationship under wraps for several months before finally going public earlier this month

He matched the hat with a dark green long sleeve T-shirt and black trousers.

Although the pair were spotted getting affectionate at Coachella in April, the only recently went public with the relationship - choosing instead to build a strong foundation before letting the public know they were officially together.

The pair have been spotted at showbiz events and enjoying quality time together recently.

Life's a beach: Chord will have a lot more free time since his axe from hit TV musical Glee

Last week they stepped out to embark on a shopping trip together in Beverly Hills and the previous week they attended a party to celebrate the final Potter film: The Deathly Hallows Part Two.'

And a few days earlier the jet-setting couple were spotted out together shopping with friends in Notting Hill.

According to Us magazine, the pair were spotted getting affectionate at Coachella in April, with one onlooker reporting that they 'couldn't keep their hands off each other.'

Bags of appeal: The actress and her beau hit the shops in Beverly Hills last week

According to a friend, 'they were definitely dating,' by late June.

The happy couple share a love of music.

'They talk music - Emma's starting a band. They're loving every second of being together,' a friend told the magazine.

Emma is said to have previously dated actors Alex Pettyfer and Gossip Girl star Chace Crawford, while Chord has been linked to Taylor Swift.

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A shore thing... Emma Roberts strolls along Malibu Beach hand in hand with her new boyfriend Chord Overstreet